DROP database: Collecting a pension and a salary

Under the state's Deferred Retirement Option Program, longtime employees agree to retire within five years while their pension money is put in an investment account guaranteed to make 6.5 percent a year. That gives them a one-time lump-sum payout. This is supposed to encourage senior employees to retire, making way for younger, lower-paid employees. The state also allows retired employees to return to their jobs after six months. Search our database to see who is collecting both a salary and a pension under the state plan.